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1. Initial Setup

David Green
posted this on December 09, 2011 11:21 am

Step 1 -  Initial Setup

Log into your account

  • Visit the website at the address provided to you
    The address of your website is http://myname.komotion.com where myname is the name you used when you signed up. Later you can set your website so it appears at your own domain name, like http://myname.com. 
  • Click Login link displayed in the lower-right of your website pages
    Note you can also login directly to your admin area by going to http://myname.komotion.com/wp-admin/ 
  • Enter the Username and Password as provided to you
    When your account was initially set up, a random password was created for you and sent to you in email. Follow steps below and you'll be able to choose your own password if you want to. 

Quick Admin Menu Overview

Logged in? Great! You have accessed the website admin area. From here you can control all aspects of your website. You can access the admin area at any time and from any computer. Isn't that convenient?

NOTE: We will generally use live website pages to refer to the pages your website visitors will actually see. We will use admin pages (or screens) to refer to the back-end admin area from which you, when logged in as the website administrator, can manage your website.

The toolbar (visible at the very top of your pages) gives you quick access to most used functionality. It always displays when you are logged in, when viewing the admin pages or your live website pages. 
Learn more about the admin toolbar.

The dashboard screen provides a great way to get updates on your website's activities, statistics and more. It is generally the first thing you will see when you log into your site.

The left menu gives you access to all the admin pages for your website. 
Learn more about the admin dashboard and the left menu.

General Website Settings

Change Website Title and Email Address

  • Click Settings (on left menu) to access the General Settings page
  • Change Site Title field to change the website title that displays prominently in the upper-left of all website pages
  • Change Tagline field to whatever you like
    The tagline may display in the web browser’s tab label when visiting the home page. Also search engines may show it when listing your website.
  • Change the e-mail address to the one your main email
  • Change the timezone to your own
    Click the drop-down, then scroll and select a city in your time zone
  • Change any other settings on this page to suit your preferences

Personal Options & Password

Set up your personal account info

  • Click Users on the left menu to display the Users page
  • Click on your username to display your Profile page
  • Fill in various sections as you want
    • Name
    • Contact Info
    • About Yourself (this can display at the bottom of your blog posts)
  • Click Update Profile to save your changes

Learn more about changing user password (view video).

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